Lady Blue - Leon Russell (1975) 2/27/23

At the risk of appearing lazy, I'm repeating part of my post from 11/12/22--highlighting Leon Russell's "Great Song of 1973:" "Tightrope." (#11 on the Hot 100)

I feel it bears repeating because it covers what an amazing musician he was--and how it also applies to TODAY's "Great Song of 1975:" "Lady Blue."

Here goes: << It's almost a crime that a legend of Leon's stature isn't really a household name, like most of the artists he worked with during his 60 year career as a singer/songwriter/pianist and producer. (He passed away in 2016.)

We're talking about everyone from The Beatles to the Beach Boys, Frank Sinatra to the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan to Eric Clapton, Joe Cocker to Tina Turner...and as a member of the famous "Wrecking Crew group of studio musicians, dozens of other hitmakers!

I could name a lot more names...but here are some numbers instead: 430 songs, 30 albums, 6 gold records, and 2 Grammys from 7 nominations...including one for playing on George Harrison's "Concert for Bangladesh" album.

Leon was inducted into both The Rock & Roll and Songwriters Halls of Fame...and the list of his accomplishments goes on and on.

Check out his bio on Wikipedia--it's all there, and to say it's impressive is criminally underselling it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon_Russell >>

"Lady Blue" was Leon's second big solo hit, (from the album "Will O' the Wisp") featuring his distinctive voice wrapped around a romantic ballad--complete with a saxophone solo.

Chartwise, it reached #14 in the US.

"Lady Blue:" Another "Great Song" from the Leon Russell Songbook.

From 1975: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDYcARlKsMM